| Organizing Societies for War: The Process and Consequences of Societal Militarization Contributor(s): Regan, Patrick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0275946703 ISBN-13: 9780275946708 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1994 Annotation: This book argues that the militarization of a society is a process, a sociological phenomenon, that has a life of its own and that feeds upon itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - General - Psychology |
| Dewey: 355.021 |
| LCCN: 93008621 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.38" W x 9.55" (1.16 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Regan argues that the militarization of a society is a complex political and sociological phenomenon, that can generate a life of its own and that feeds upon itself. Regan combines a statistical and a historical approach with an empirical analysis to serve as the basis for the development of a theory of the power of political symbolism. He examines the extent to which a violent foreign policy and societal militarization are part of a self-amplifying feedback cycle. At a time when permanent and substantial demilitarization are possible, his study reveals the factors that serve to sustain high levels of military mobilization and suggests the keys for defusing them. |